Police publicity stunt on club drive

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   Recently, the Ontario MINI club decided to make their annual charity drive legit by informing the Ontario Provincial Police of their intentions and to keep everything safe.  

Instead, the police called in a news crew and did a sting to be broadcast on TV, pulling over the entire club drive in a rather dangerous manner to hand out 3 speeding tickets.  The news crew sensationalized the report saying kids were seized the car by family services and most of the MINI drivers arrested.  Later the news retracted their article but after it was already broadcasted.  

 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/ontario-provincial-police-co llars-mini-convoy-part-1/

Never again should a car club trust the Ontario police. 

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beken Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1462	Post Options Post Reply Quote beken Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Police publicity stunt on club drive Posted: 25 May 2010 at 12:06pm
	Recently, the Ontario MINI club decided to make their annual charity drive legit by informing the Ontario Provincial Police of their intentions and to keep everything safe. Instead, the police called in a news crew and did a sting to be broadcast on TV, pulling over the entire club drive in a rather dangerous manner to hand out 3 speeding tickets. The news crew sensationalized the report saying kids were seized the car by family services and most of the MINI drivers arrested. Later the news retracted their article but after it was already broadcasted. http://thegarageblog.com/garage/ontario-provincial-police-co llars-mini-convoy-part-1/ Never again should a car club trust the Ontario police.
	Beken (aka Ken) - bekentech@westcoastfieros.com Original and still the owner of an 85SE 2M6 4spd

Dr.Fiero Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Post God Joined: 12 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1726	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dr.Fiero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 May 2010 at 7:39am
	Pretty sure it's ALWAYS been a policy to just NEVER trust the OPP (ontario party poopers). Those guys make the Delta cops and the RCMP look like a bunch of happy go lucky party animals. Only had a couple of dealings with them in the past, and .... well .... uhhhhh, yeah.

Romeo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Post God Joined: 16 November 2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 3033	Post Options Post Reply Quote Romeo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 May 2010 at 10:13pm
	Dude, I've had two seperate Delta officers let me go for doing triple digits in a 60 zone, that's an unfair stereotype.
	Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan.